HP DC5000 3.5Asset Tracking and Security, Feature, Purpose, How It Is Established, Security Features Overview

Desktop Management

■ Pre-boot Execution (PXE) support

3.5Asset Tracking and Security

Asset tracking features incorporated into the computer provide key asset tracking data that can be managed using HP Insight Manager, HP Client Manager or other system management applications. Seamless, automatic integration between asset tracking features and these products enables you to choose the management tool that is best suited to your environment and to leverage your investment in existing tools.

HP also offers several solutions for controlling access to valuable components and information. Security features available on select models help to prevent unauthorized access to the internal components of the personal computer. By disabling parallel, serial, or USB ports, or by disabling removable media boot capability, you can protect valuable data assets. Memory Change alerts can be automatically forwarded to system management applications to deliver proactive notification of tampering with a computer’s internal components.

✎Protect Tools is available as an option on select systems.

Use the following utilities to manage security settings on your HP computer:

■Locally, using the Computer Setup Utilities. See the Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide included with the computer for additional information and instructions on using the Computer Setup Utilities.

■Remotely, using HP Client Manager or System Software Manager. This software enables the secure, consistent deployment and control of security settings from a simple command-line utility.

The following table and sections refer to managing security features of your computer locally through the Computer Setup Utilities (F10).

Security Features Overview

Feature	Purpose	How It Is Established
Removable Media Boot	Prevents booting from the	From the Computer Setup
Control	removable media drives	Utilities (F10) menu.
	(available on select drives).
Serial, Parallel, USB, or	Prevents transfer of data	From the Computer Setup
Infrared Interface Control	through the integrated serial,	Utilities (F10) menu.
	parallel, USB (universal serial
	bus), or infrared interface.
Power-On Password	Prevents use of the computer	From the Computer Setup
	until the password is entered.	Utilities (F10) menu.
	This can apply to both initial
	system startup and restarts.
Setup Password	Prevents reconfiguration of the	From the Computer Setup
	computer (use of the Computer	Utilities (F10) menu.
	Setup Utilities) until the
	password is entered.

✎For more information about Computer Setup, see the Computer Setup (F10) Utility Guide. Support for security features may vary depending on your specific computer configuration.

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